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... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Environmental Pollution > Environmental Exposure > Environmental Monitoring > Environmental Biomarkers
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Environmental Pollution > Environmental Exposure > Environmental Monitoring > Environmental Biomarkers
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Environmental Pollution > Environmental Exposure > Environmental Monitoring > Environmental Biomarkers
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Public Health Practice > Environmental Monitoring > Environmental Biomarkers
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Public Health Practice > Environmental Monitoring > Environmental Biomarkers
Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Public Health Practice > Environmental Monitoring > Environmental Biomarkers
Biological Phenomena > Environmental Biomarkers
Biological Factors > Biomarkers > Environmental Biomarkers

Preferred term

Environmental Biomarkers  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A factor associated with the well-being of living organisms that is used as a measure of environmental change and or influence. For example, aldehyde dehydrogenase expression in earthworm tissue is used as an indication of heavy metal pollution in soils. Distinguish from BIOMARKERS.

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Synonym(s)

  • Bioindicator

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Biomarqueurs environnementaux

    French

  • Bio-indicateur
  • Biomarqueur environnemental
  • Biomarqueurs de l'environnement
  • Marqueurs biologiques environnementaux

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WKRZSR6D-D

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